Ooralea residents targeted by home improvement thief

THE front porches of at least three Ooralea homes have been left looking bare, after opportunistic thieves made off with decorative furniture.

Queensland Police confirmed an outdoor table and two chairs had been stolen from the front of a Makybe Diva Dr home between 1.30am and 6.30am on Saturday.

The 'Better Homes and Gardens bandit' is understood to have struck the area at least twice that same night.

Bradco St resident Katie Ruff said she had a large Buddha statue and jade coloured flower pots stolen from the front of her home, while Suzanne Blaney said a decorative wall piece was taken from her front wall.

Wall art stolen from a home at Ooralea.Contributed

"All I can say is that someone has walked into front yard and helped themselves to my art,” Ms Blaney said. "It was only sitting on screws, which is its design, but I don't expect people to steal from others.

"It was only four weeks old. I waited months to find the right thing and I know it wasn't real expensive but I loved it and it was important to me.”

Olivia Pehl, who lives on Makybe Diva Dr, said her stolen outdoor setting was quite a heavy duty piece of furniture.

"It had to have weighed at least 5kg for the table and each chair,” she said.

"I'm not sure if they could have even taken it while I was still awake.

"All of the lights in my house would've still been on, so they would've known someone was home.”

Ms Pehl said her neighbours have CCTV cameras and she expects to submit footage to police on Monday.

If you have information that could help police in their investigations phone Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.